# Yuko Takeuchi > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Yuko_Takeuchi > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Yuko_Takeuchi.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuko_Takeuchi > Source revision: 1354498562 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Japanese actress (1980–2020)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Yūko Takeuchi | image = Takeuchi Yuko "The Inerasable" at Opening Ceremony of the 28th Tokyo International Film Festival (22417547052).jpg | image_caption = Takeuchi at the 28th [Tokyo International Film Festival](/source/Tokyo_International_Film_Festival), 2015 | native_name = 竹内 結子 | native_name_lang = ja | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1980|4|1}} | birth_place = [Urawa, Saitama](/source/Urawa%2C_Saitama), Japan | death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|9|27|1980|4|1|df=y}} | death_place = [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo), Japan | other_names = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1996–2020 | spouse = {{unbulleted list|{{marriage|[Nakamura Shidō II](/source/Nakamura_Shid%C5%8D_II)|2005|2008|reason=divorced}}|{{marriage|Taiki Nakabayashi|2019}}}} | children = 2 | agent = [Stardust Promotion](/source/Stardust_Promotion) | website = | awards = }} {{nihongo|'''Yūko Takeuchi'''|竹内 結子|Takeuchi Yūko|1 April 1980 – 27 September 2020}} was a Japanese actress. She is known for her roles in television series ''Asuka'' (1999), ''Pride'' (2004), ''[FlashForward](/source/FlashForward)'' (2009), and ''[Miss Sherlock](/source/Miss_Sherlock)'' (2018) as well as films such as ''[Ring](/source/Ring_(film))'' (1998), ''[Yomigaeri](/source/Yomigaeri)'' (2003), and ''Dog in a Sidecar'' (2007). == Life and career == Takeuchi was born on 1 April 1980 in [Urawa, Saitama](/source/Urawa%2C_Saitama), Japan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/film/japanese-actor-and-ringu-star-yuko-takeuchi-has-died-aged-40-2762937|title=Japanese actor and 'Ringu' star Yuko Takeuchi has died, aged 40|website=[NME](/source/NME) |date=27 September 2020}} She was "discovered" during spring break in Harajuku after junior high school. Takeuchi was married to [Shidō Nakamura II](/source/Nakamura_Shid%C5%8D_II) (who had co-starred with Takeuchi in the film ''[Be With You](/source/Be_with_You_(2004_film))'') from 10 May 2005 until their divorce on 29 February 2008.{{Cite news|url=https://www.tokyoweekender.com/2020/09/remembering-yuko-takeuchi-through-8-of-her-most-memorable-roles/|title=Remembering Yuko Takeuchi Through 8 of Her Most Memorable Roles|newspaper=Tokyo Weekender |date=28 September 2020}} She had a son with Nakamura who was born in November 2005. Prior to the couple's divorce, Nakamura had apologized for a drunk driving incident where he was with actress [Aya Okamoto](/source/Aya_Okamoto) and later seen with actress [Saki Takaoka](/source/Saki_Takaoka). After the drunk driving incident, Takeuchi reportedly moved to live in her management office shortly before filing for divorce in October 2006.{{Cite web|url=https://www.japan-zone.com/news/2006/11/01/speed-divorce-for-shido-yuko/|title=Speed Divorce for Shido, Yuko | Japan Zone}} Takeuchi married actor Taiki Nakabayashi on 27 February 2019. Her son, in junior high school at the time was reported to have actively encouraged her second marriage.{{cn|date=March 2024}} In November 2019, she announced she was pregnant and gave birth to her second son in January 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/japanese-actress-yuko-takeuchi-found-dead-at-tokyo-home|title=Japanese actress Yuko Takeuchi, 40, found dead at home in apparent suicide|website=Japan Today|date=27 September 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928182853/https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/japanese-actress-yuko-takeuchi-found-dead-at-tokyo-home|archivedate=2020-09-28|accessdate=2022-06-09}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/20190829/mrg19082904000001-n1.html|title=竹内結子が第２子妊娠！中林大樹との子、来年２月出産へ|date=29 August 2019|website=SANSPO.COM（サンスポ）}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202001310000662.html|title=竹内結子が第２子男児出産、母子とも健康すでに退院 – 芸能 : 日刊スポーツ|website=nikkansports.com}} Takeuchi was known for her earlier roles, starring in [Japanese television dramas](/source/Japanese_television_dramas) such as ''Mukodono'' (My Husband), ''[The Queen of Lunchtime Cuisine](/source/The_Queen_of_Lunchtime_Cuisine)'', ''Egao No Hōsoku'', and ''[Pride](/source/Pride_(Japanese_TV_series))'', as well as [NHK](/source/NHK)'s [Asadora](/source/Asadora) television series ''Asuka''. In the romantic comedies ''Mukodono'', she and [Nagase Tomoya](/source/Nagase_Tomoya) played newlyweds and in ''The Queen of Lunchtime Cuisine'', she played a girl with a mysterious past who loves her lunch. In the drama ''Egao no Hōsoku'', her character experiences meeting new people while supporting a [manga writer](/source/mangaka) and in ''Pride'', her character is the love interest of a hockey player portrayed by [Takuya Kimura](/source/Takuya_Kimura).{{Citation |title=Egao no housoku |date=2003-04-06 |type=Comedy, Romance |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1974593/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |others=Hidetoshi Nishijima, Hiroshi Abe, Yûko Takeuchi |publisher=TBS Service}} Takeuchi's earlier films include ''Hoshi Ni Negaiwo'', ''[Yomigaeri](/source/Yomigaeri)'', and ''[Be with You](/source/Be_with_You_(2004_film))'' (''Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu''). Her performances in ''Yomigaeri'' (2003), Be With You'' (2004), and [Spring Snow](/source/Spring_Snow_(film))'' ''(2005)'' ''were recognized by the [Japanese Academy Awards](/source/Japanese_Academy_Awards).''{{Cite web|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|date=27 September 2020|title=Yuko Takeuchi Dies Aged 40: Japanese Actress Starred In 'Miss Sherlock' & 'The Ring'|url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/yuko-takeuchi-japanese-actress-miss-sherlock-dies-aged-40-hbo-asia-1234585896/|access-date=27 September 2020|website=Deadline|language=en-US}} ''She later won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the Japanese Academy Awards for her role in the 2014 film'' ''[Cape Nostalgia](/source/Cape_Nostalgia).''{{Cite web|last=Schilling|first=Mark|date=27 September 2020|title=Takeuchi Yuko, Japanese Actress, Dies at 40|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/asia/takeuchi-yuko-dead-dies-japanese-actress-1234784804/|access-date=27 September 2020|website=Variety|language=en}} In 2010, Takeuchi appeared on the science fiction American TV serial ''[FlashForward](/source/FlashForward)'' in two episodes (as a character portrayed in five). Director [Michael Nankin](/source/Michael_Nankin) called her "Japan's answer to [Audrey Hepburn](/source/Audrey_Hepburn)." Takeuchi's dialogue was in Japanese, but she said the experience caused her to make it a goal to master English as she wished she had been able to communicate better with the other cast members and crew.{{Cite web|url=https://japantoday.com/category/features/yuko-takeuchi-goes-on-a-flight-of-fantasy|title=Yuko Takeuchi goes on a flight of fantasy|website=Japan Today|date=21 January 2011 }} In 2018, Takeuchi portrayed the titular character in [Hulu](/source/Hulu)/[HBO Asia](/source/HBO_Asia) series ''[Miss Sherlock](/source/Miss_Sherlock)'', an adaptation of [Arthur Conan Doyle](/source/Arthur_Conan_Doyle)'s [Sherlock Holmes](/source/Sherlock_Holmes) detective stories.{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Alyssa I.|date=26 April 2018|title=Yuko Takeuchi steps into an iconic role on 'Miss Sherlock' with elementary ease|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/04/26/tv/yuko-takeuchi-steps-iconic-role-miss-sherlock-elementary-ease/|access-date=27 September 2020|website=The Japan Times|language=en-US}} ==Death== On 27 September 2020 at 2:00{{nbsp}}a.m. ([JST](/source/Japan_Standard_Time)), Takeuchi was found hanged at her home in [Shibuya](/source/Shibuya), [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo).{{cite news|date=27 September 2020|title=Japanese Actress Yuko Takeuchi Dies in Apparent Suicide|publisher=Nippon Communications Foundation|url=https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2020092700148/japanese-actress-yuko-takeuchi-dies-in-apparent-suicide.html|access-date=28 September 2020|archive-date=3 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003143011/https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2020092700148/japanese-actress-yuko-takeuchi-dies-in-apparent-suicide.html|url-status=dead}} She was taken to the hospital, but died shortly afterwards. No suicide note was found.{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2020/film/asia/explaining-death-of-takeuchi-yuko-japan-struggles-1234785142/ | title=Takeuchi Yuko Death Remains a Mystery for Japan | date=28 September 2020 }} She was 40 years old.{{cite web |url=https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200927/p2g/00m/0et/012000c |title=Japanese actress Yuko Takeuchi, 40, dies in apparent suicide – the Mainichi |website=mainichi.jp |access-date=30 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929021730/https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200927/p2g/00m/0et/012000c |archive-date=29 September 2020 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|date=27 September 2020|title=Miss Sherlock actress Yuko Takeuchi found dead|language=en-GB|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54314962|access-date=27 September 2020}} == Filmography == ===Film=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- ! scope="row" rowspan=2| 1998 | ''Innocent World'' | Ami | |- | ''[Ring](/source/Ring_(film))'' | Tomoko Oishi | |- ! scope="row"| 1999 | ''Big Show! Sing in Hawaii'' | Satomi Takahashi | |- ! scope="row" rowspan=2| 2003 | ''Night of the Shooting Star'' | Kana Aoshima | |- | ''[Yomigaeri](/source/Yomigaeri)'' | Aoi Tachibana | |- ! scope="row" rowspan=2| 2004 | ''[Heaven's Bookstore](/source/Heaven's_Bookstore) –
The Light of Love'' | Shoko Hiyama /
Kanako Nagase | |- | ''[Be with You](/source/Be_with_You_(2004_film))'' | Mio Aio | |- ! scope="row"| 2005 | ''[Spring Snow](/source/Spring_Snow_(2005_film))'' | Satoko Ayakura | |- ! scope="row" rowspan=4| 2007 | ''A Dog on Sidecar'' | Yōko | |- | ''The World According to Chocolat'' | Chocolat | |- | ''Closed Note'' | Ibuki Mano | |- | ''[Midnight Eagle](/source/Midnight_Eagle)'' | Keiko Arisawa | |- ! scope="row"| 2008 | ''[The Glorious Team Batista](/source/Team_Batista_no_Eik%C5%8D)'' | Kimiko Taguchi | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2009 | ''[The Triumphant of General Rouge](/source/Team_Batista_no_Eik%C5%8D)'' | Kimiko Taguchi | |- | ''No More Cry'' | Tetsuko Yamagishi | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2010 | ''Golden Slumbers'' | Haruko Higuchi | |- | ''Flowers'' | Kaoru | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3"| 2011 | ''[1,778 Stories of Me and My Wife](/source/1%2C778_Stories_of_Me_and_My_Wife)'' | Setsuko | |- | ''[A Ghost of a Chance](/source/A_Ghost_of_a_Chance)'' | | |- | ''Hayabusa'' | Megumi | [20th Century Fox](/source/20th_Century_Fox) |- ! scope="row"| 2014 | ''[Cape Nostalgia](/source/Cape_Nostalgia)''{{cite web |url= http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=349294|script-title=ja:ふしぎな岬の物語(2014)|access-date= 23 October 2014|work= allcinema|publisher= Stingray|language= ja}} | | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3"| 2016 | ''[Creepy](/source/Creepy_(film))'' | Yasuko Takakura | |- | ''[The Magnificent Nine](/source/The_Magnificent_Nine)'' | Toki | |- | ''[The Inerasable](/source/The_Inerasable)'' | I | |- ! scope="row" | 2018 | ''The Travelling Cat Chronicles'' | | |- ! scope="row" rowspan=3| 2019 | ''The Confidence Man JP: The Movie'' | | |- | ''[A Long Goodbye](/source/A_Long_Goodbye_(film))''{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/89792/|title= 長いお別れ|access-date= 14 August 2025|website= eiga.com|language=ja}} | | |- | ''The 47 Ronin in Debt''{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/90445/|title= 決算! 忠臣蔵|access-date= 14 August 2025|website= eiga.com|language=ja}} | Riku | |- ! scope="row" rowspan=3| 2020 | ''The Confidence Man JP:
Episode of the Princess''{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/92106/|title= コンフィデンスマンJP プリンセス編|access-date= 14 August 2025|website= eiga.com|language=ja}} | | |} === Television === * ''Cyborg'' (1996 Fuji TV) * ''Nice Guy'' (1997 Fuji TV) * ''Shin-D'' (1997 NTV) * ''Frozen Summer'' (1998 NTV) as Junko Moriguchi * ''Setsunai'' (1998 TV Asahi) * ''Dangerous Police Forever'' (1998 NTV) as Asuka Fubuki * ''Kantaro Terauchi's Family in autumn 1998'' (1998 TBS) as Misuzu Kawachi * ''Nanisama'' (1998 TBS) as Yuri Kimura * ''Romance'' (1999 NTV) as Kotoe Kurasawa * ''Asuka'' (1999 NHK [Asadora](/source/Asadora)) as Asuka Miyamoto{{cite web |url= https://www2.nhk.or.jp/archives/movies/?id=D0009010466_00000|title= 連続テレビ小説 あすか〈第61作〉|access-date= 14 August 2025|website= NHK|language=ja}} * ''Friends'' (2000 TBS) as Miyuki Matsuno * ''Stories of 100 Years'' in episode 2 (2000 TBS) as Toshiko Nagai * ''Style!'' (2000 TV Asahi) as Shiori Sakakibara * ''A White Shadow'' (2001 TBS) as Noriko Shimura * ''Mukodono!'' (2001 Fuji TV) as Sakura Arai * ''School Teacher'' (2001 TBS) as Motoko Asakura * ''[The Queen of Lunchtime Cuisine](/source/The_Queen_of_Lunchtime_Cuisine)'' (2002 Fuji TV) as Natsumi Mugita{{cite web |url= https://thetv.jp/program/0000000439/cast/|title= ランチの女王の出演者・キャスト一覧|access-date= 14 August 2025|website= The Television|language=ja}} * ''The Law of the Smile'' (2003 TBS) as Yumi Kurasawa * ''Autumn in Warsaw'' (2003 YTV) as Yoko Aoki * ''[Pride](/source/Pride_(Japanese_TV_series))'' (2004 Fuji TV) as Aki Murase * ''New York Love Story'' (2004 Fuji TV) as Eiko Fujikura * ''Fukigen na Jiin (The Selfish Gene)'' (2005) as Yoshiko Aoi * ''[Bara no nai Hanaya](/source/Bara_no_nai_Hanaya)'' (2008) as Miou Shirato * ''[FlashForward](/source/FlashForward)'' (2009 ABC) as Keiko Arahida * ''Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku'' (2010) as Shiori Kitamura * ''[Strawberry Night](/source/Strawberry_Night)'' (2012) as Reiko Himekawa * ''cheap flight'' (2013) * ''[Sanada Maru](/source/Sanada_Maru_(Taiga_drama))'' (2016 NHK) as [Yodo-dono](/source/Yodo-dono){{cite web |url= https://haiyaku.web.fc2.com/16-taiga.html|title= 真田丸|access-date= 14 August 2025|website= Haiyaku Jiten|language=ja}} * ''Kamoshirenai Joyū tachi'' (2016 Fuji TV) as herself * ''A Life'' (2017 TBS) as Mifuyu Danjō * ''[Miss Sherlock](/source/Miss_Sherlock)'' (2018 Hulu, HBO) as Sara "Sherlock" Shelly Futaba ([Sherlock Holmes](/source/Sherlock_Holmes)) * ''Innocent Days'' (2018 Wowow) as Yukino Tanaka * ''Queen'' (2019 Fuji TV) ===Other=== ==== Narrator ==== * Wonderful Spaceship Earth (2002 TV Asahi) * If the World is 100 Villages 6 (2009 TV Fuji) * The Nonfiction (2010 TV Fuji) * Eko's manners (2011 BS Asahi) ==== Dubbing roles ==== *''[Inside Out](/source/Inside_Out)'' – [Joy](/source/Joy_(Inside_Out)) ([Amy Poehler](/source/Amy_Poehler)){{cite web|url= https://www.thecinema.jp/vod/insidehead-movie/|title= インサイド・ヘッド|access-date= 6 February 2023|work= The Cinema|archive-date= 7 February 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230207020343/https://www.thecinema.jp/vod/insidehead-movie/|url-status= dead}} *''[Titanic](/source/Titanic_(1997_film))'' (2001 Fuji TV edition) – Rose DeWitt Bukater ([Kate Winslet](/source/Kate_Winslet)) == Works == === Essay === * Nioi Fechi (2004 Pia) * Nioi Fechi 2 calorie off (2006 Pia) === Photo essay === * Tabibon (travel diary of [Tahiti](/source/Tahiti)) (2007 SDP) === Supplies-of-provisions catalog === * Takeuchi Marche === Single === * Tada Kaze Wa Fukukara (1998 [Pony Canyon](/source/Pony_Canyon)) == Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Work(s) ! Result ! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- |2002 |26th [Elan d'or Awards](/source/Elan_d'or_Awards) |[Newcomer of the Year](/source/Elan_d'or_Award_for_Newcomer_of_the_Year) |Herself |{{won}} |{{cite web|url=https://www.producer.or.jp/elandor-list.html|title=ja:エランドール賞歴代受賞者一覧|trans-title=List of Élan d'Or awardee|access-date=14 August 2025|publisher=All Nippon Producers Association|language=ja}} |- |2002 |6th [Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix](/source/Nikkan_Sports_Drama_Grand_Prix) |Best Actress |''The Queen of Lunchtime Cuisine'' |{{won}} |{{cite web |url= https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/award/ns-dramagp/ns-dgp-result.html|title= 日刊スポーツ・ドラマグランプリ 歴代の受賞者・受賞作品|access-date= 14 August 2025|website= Nikkan Sports|language=ja}} |- |2003 |7th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix |Best Actress |''Pride'' |{{won}} | |- |2004 |[27th Japan Academy Film Prize](/source/27th_Japan_Academy_Film_Prize) |[Best Actress](/source/Japan_Academy_Film_Prize_for_Outstanding_Performance_by_an_Actress_in_a_Leading_Role) |''Yomigaeri'' |{{nom}} |{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/award/japan-academy/2004/|title= 第27回 日本アカデミー賞 (2004年)|access-date= 14 August 2025|website= eiga.com|language=ja}} |- |2005 |[28th Japan Academy Film Prize](/source/28th_Japan_Academy_Film_Prize) |Best Actress |''Be with You'' |{{nom}} |{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/award/japan-academy/2005/|title= 第28回 日本アカデミー賞 (2005年)|access-date= 14 August 2025|website= eiga.com|language=ja}} |- |2006 |[29th Japan Academy Film Prize](/source/29th_Japan_Academy_Film_Prize) |Best Actress |''Spring Snow'' |{{nom}} |{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/award/japan-academy/2006/|title= 第29回 日本アカデミー賞 (2006年)|access-date= 14 August 2025|website= eiga.com|language=ja}} |- |2007 |20th [Nikkan Sports Film Awards](/source/Nikkan_Sports_Film_Awards) |[Best Actress](/source/Nikkan_Sports_Film_Award_for_Best_Actress) |''Dog in a Sidecar'' |{{won}} |{{cite web |url= https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/award/ns-cinema/history/|title= 日刊スポーツ映画大賞 歴代受賞者・作品|access-date= 14 August 2025|website= Nikkan Sports|language=ja}} |- |} == References == {{reflist}} == External links == * {{IMDb name|id=0847624}} {{Navboxes |title = Awards |list = {{Kinema Junpo Awards for Best Actress}} {{Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix Best Actress}} {{Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Actress}} }} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Takeuchi, Yuko}} Category:1980 births Category:2020 deaths Category:2020 suicides Category:20th-century Japanese actresses Category:21st-century Japanese actresses Category:Japanese film actresses Category:Japanese television actresses Category:Female suicides Category:Actors from Saitama (city) Category:Japanese expatriates in the United States Category:Stardust Promotion artists Category:Asadora lead actors Category:Suicides by hanging in Japan Category:Suicides in Tokyo Category:Actors and actresses who died by suicide --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Yuko Takeuchi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuko_Takeuchi) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuko_Takeuchi?action=history)). 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